In Croatia, Pataran families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Otocac and Djakovo.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Pataran live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zagreb (10), Licko Lesce (<10), and in Gorjani (<10) and Tomasanci (<5) in Djakovo area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Pataran is present in 6 countries on four continents.